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Ingress travel can be disorienting, but there’s no need to worry! All side effects are temporary and lessen with each trip. Your body may experience several sensations at once: being pushed forward as if a hand is resting on your back, momentary and startling blindness, a gentle ringing in your head. You may have difficulty discerning whether it is hot or cold, but where you have been prodded is noticeably warmer than the rest of you. Some may suffer from dizziness while others are perfectly fine. You notice that the area you are in is filled with a soft cerulean light and feels slightly humid and dark despite the glow around you. Regardless of your current state, however, the stress of initial Ingress travel forces your body into unconsciousness.

Waking up is another story. Or maybe it isn’t.

You find yourself in a nondescript room; sometimes with others who have found themselves in the same situation, sometimes alone. A medical tech is always present to explain what’s happened before giving you some clothes, a TAB, and a guide that discusses things in further detail. This entire process also consists of a complete work-up of medical history and current health in order to obtain your signature—a specific frequency that will allow them to hone in on exactly where it is you’re from in order to get you back there.You spend your first week on the Ingress Complex while other accommodations and arrangements are made for you.

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⋆ Escoria is classified as Exploration Class (EC), and travel through the Ingress is mostly smooth except for one issue: anyone with powers or abilities will find that the distortion between worlds has temporarily caused problems accessing them. Essentially, it has left all travelers depowered. Another similar issue comes in the form of the location of Escoria’s Ingress—seemingly in the middle of a vast ocean, the Ingress is balanced precariously on a set of buoys connected to a small floating dock. Once on this dock, it is clear there is no getting anywhere without some transportation. Testing the dark waters will find it unbearably cold, though not cold enough to form ice, and far off in the distance, between the mist and ever-constant gray light - where’s the sun? - some might even notice what looks like an island.

⋆ The boat that eventually comes to your rescue isn’t very big, one of a fleet used to transport visitors from the floating Ingress platform. Only a few passengers are allowed on each one--a maximum of six. The boat’s captain is quite insistent that each group remain small, handing out blankets to those who did not come prepared for the chill. It isn’t too much trouble as there are a great many boats and plenty of natives to pilot them. The weather is cool, the skies are dark with rain that might fall, but for now things seem alright. Leaning out on the rail, you might see some shark-like sea creatures breaching the surface to breathe. Of course, you might also see quicksilver figures darting underneath the water from the corner of your eye, which is then followed by a sharp rocking of the boat. Did something nudge the vessel? Maybe you ought to make sure people stay back from the sides in case they fall in...

⋆ Despite the calm appearance of the sky, the worst has happened. A storm hits at just the right time to drive your boat against one of the multitudinous reefs, roughly jarring its passengers, and then, the waves continue to batter the ship against it until it falls to pieces. You get lucky and find a piece of debris to hold onto to keep your head above the water until the storm passes, although it’s some time before even a calm comes. Once it does, you have to deal with the facts: you’re stranded with minimal supplies, all alone except for the other people who were on board with you when the ship went down in the waves. And what’s worse, the water isn’t getting any warmer. What do you do to survive until help, hopefully, arrives? Will you make an attempt to swim to shore or wait for someone to send another boat?

⋆ The few who manage to weather the storm and make it to one of the few islands of Escoria are, indeed, lucky. What lies beneath the surface of those dark waters is much more dangerous and deadly. Distant cousins of Thisavrou’s native Gorgona of Region Four, these nameless creatures are ruthless as they hunt. They slither the shallow surfaces of the reefs spread out across Escoria, waiting for even the slightest ripple of water to alert them to their prey. At first, looking into the water reveals nothing. Then, the closer these things come to the surface, the faster it begins to change and look as if something familiar, something you long for is calling to you. It can be a person, alive or dead, or it could be something intangible like a goal waiting to be fulfilled or an object waiting to be touched. This is how they lure the unsuspecting below the surface, and once they have their claws in you, it’s very difficult to escape. The urge to be with them is impossibly strong regardless of the fact that no one can hold their breath for that long or survive the deep cold of the water for longer than a few minutes.

Your only chance of escape? Someone who might have noticed that you’d suddenly slipped under without a sound. Or, if by chance, you manage to snap off a piece of the coral in the reefs. It changes with the shape of the holder, and that, if you’re lucky, might be the very weapon that saves you.

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Yeah. Um. Especially considering it seemed to be trying to draw me in.

[He glances over at the water for a moment, wincing, then turning his attention back to the boy in front of him.]

I'm Matt. I don't think I've seen you before.

It has a habit of doing that. There are creatures that attempt to drag you under. I'm not sure why, but it's best to not--

[Matt looks away and Kurt pauses, hoping that he doesn't have to reach out again to keep him from trying to go in. He breathes a sigh of relief and straightens, iridescent eyes flickering beneath the dark of his hood, past the bangs attempting to obscure his face.]

That's because we have yet to meet. A pleasure, Matt. [His fingers twitch in his pockets, like he wants to offer a better greeting, though his hands stay put.] My name's Kurt.

That would be an interesting way of catching prey, dragging it under with visual hallucinations. Difficult to control, but doable, I guess.

[He pauses, thinking for a moment, then finding his manners. He's curious about the person in front of him, but considering he's spent months with violent purple space cats, he's not too surprised.]

Good to meet you, Kurt. Sorry for rambling off there. What're you doing here in this particular spot?

I'd imagine that would depend on how the hallucinations are caused. If you have mind powers, it might be as simple as implanting thoughts into someone's head and having them ... well, walk off into the water - never to be heard from again.

[Momentarily turning away, the teleporter stares out across the water, marveling at the stillness that's only broken by the odd surge of the tide.]

It's no reason to apologize, [he murmurs, gaze averting to his feet, steam rising into the air between them when he sighs.] There's less of a crowd and I've been here before.

Mind powers... [He trails off, thoughtfully.] Not something we have at home at least not on a usable or large scale. I know that there are quite a few people here with a lot of different powers, but it's still oddly fantastical to me that there are actually people like that. Amazing, but odd.

[He turns, looking over at the figure next to him.]

You shit with crowds too? I'm sorry. It sucks.

[The fact that Matt sounds genuinely curious about super-powered people makes him perk somewhat, his slouched posture straightening.] You sound like you're sincerely inquisitive about such beings.

[Which lessens his anxiety, urges him to remove his tri-fingered hands from his pockets and reach for the hood covering his head. He tosses it back, revealing intricately scarred blue skin, lustrous golden eyes, pointed ears, and overly sharp canine teeth. Then, in a tentative manner, the tail he's got secured around his torso loosens and slithers free from beneath his shirt, absently twitching back and forth near his shoulder blades.]

That's one way to put it.

I am. I've always been fascinated about different kinds of people. I... don't want to be rude to people. I just... I'm interested in what makes people who they are.

[Matt's eyes widen, and he smiles a bit, curiously, but winces.]

Ah. I can see that being... difficult. Are you from a planet that has a lot of one species? People can be... huge assholes to people who're different than them.

Curiosity in and of itself isn't rude. The way some people ask questions can be, but I encourage that sort of thing. It's better to educate someone than talking down to them when they don't know something.

[He shakes his head and replaces his hands in his hoodie.]

My homeworld was Earth. New York, to be exact, but I lived with other mutants like myself. None of them look like I do, which is absolutely fine with me; it only makes my appearance more unique. [A shrug.] Although, that means I also stick out in a crowd of humans.

Yeah. Exactly. Ignorance brings prejudice which causes all kinds of problems. The more people know, the more they'll understand.

[He thinks for a moment, nodding.]

I'm from Earth as well, but clearly a different version or something. So, how many different kinds of mutants are there? Is it as many as there are people? Like... is everyone different in what they look like and can do too?

[A bright red blush.]

Er, sorry. My particular passion is biology. I tend to have a lot of questions. Tell me to shut up if it's a problem.

Which is why I have no qualms about answering questions. [Just for reassurance - in case Matt's worried about offending him.

Kurt also nods for confirmation, stepping up to the edge of the water, eyes becoming half-lidded at the streaks of silver darting through waves.]

A friend of mine and I were discussing that a while back. It must be different timelines or alternate dimensions of some sort. Oh, there are all kinds of mutants! Maybe even more than humans, but I'm not sure. Most people don't have the same abilities and many of us look [not like him] normal.

[He waves a hand and turns to look at Matt over his shoulder.]

Don't fret. As I said before, it won't be a problem, but if it happens to be, I'll say something. Did you study a certain field of biology?

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